System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2
England > North West
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for SOC 2 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SOC 2 over the 6 months to 11 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 152 | 175 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +23 | - |
| Contract jobs citing SOC 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West | - | 0.097% | 0.025% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 0.66% | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £688 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | £725 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -37.93% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £763 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £605 | £631 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.31% | -4.16% | +5.21% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North West
SOC 2 is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 462 | 453 | 556 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 17.25% | 14.58% | 13.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 256 | 292 | 397 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £211 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £392 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +2.70% | +2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £578 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £650 | £671 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 71 | 32 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £28.76 | £11.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £10.95 | £30.54 | £11.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £12.84 | £41.05 | £29.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -68.72% | +37.13% | +99.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.66 | £48.38 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £43.75 | £78.70 | £77.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £22.50 | £38.55 | £28.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.63% | +35.26% | +35.71% |
SOC 2
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing SOC 2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
SOC 2
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOC 2 in the North West.